The Swordplay and Sorcery of ‘Gideon the Ninth’
A review of Tamsyn Muir’s debut novel
Tag: fantasy
The Many Lives of a 15th-Century Monk
A review of Jo Walton’s ‘Lent.’
The 10 Best Fantasy Books of 2018
It was a good year for fairies, witches, and dragons.
Another Look at Ursula K. Le Guin’s Short Fantasy Novels
Ursula K. Le Guin, who died earlier this year, was known for her award-winning fantasy novels and short stories. TwoContinue Reading
Behind the Scenes at Tor Labs
How and why Tor Books launched an “experimental genre publishing imprint.”
When History Inspires Fantasy
Natasha Pulley returns to the 19th century for ‘The Bedlam Stacks.’
If John Hughes Wrote a ‘Game of Thrones’ Dragon Comedy
Gabe Hudson’s ‘Gork the Teenage Dragon’ is good, goofy fun.
‘D.O.D.O.’ Is the Most Ambitious Fantasy Novel of the Year
In Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland’s world, magic was real until 1851.
Sofia Samatar’s New Story Collection is “Beautiful and Luminous”
Samatar is a master at not only weaving imaginative tales, but deftly layering them with emotional truths.
‘The Bone Witch’ is Occasionally Thrilling but Ultimately Underwhelms
The world in which Rin Chupeco’s ‘The Bone Witch’ is set is freshly innovative, but the lead character verges on cliché.
